Acer and Intel Introduce Liquid C1 Smartphone with Atom

Acer Group. And Intel Corp. on Monday announced the introduction of the Acer Liquid C1 with Intel Atom Z2420 (Lexington) inside, which will be the first x86-based smartphone in the Asia Pacific region. The Liquid C1 smartphone will first be made available with a special promotion during Mobile Expo later this week, with wider retail availability at a retail price of THB9990 ($333) in the weeks following.

“By working closely with Acer, we are offering the market a powerful option, for a device that deliver a great user experience in terms of amazing battery life, rich graphics for casual gaming, advanced camera features, smooth web browsing and multi-tasking,” said Accharas Ouysinprasert, country manager of Intel Microelectronics Thailand.

“Acer Liquid C1 marks a successful milestone and proves that the smartphone is a small form factor of computing device which requires expertise from leading technology companies who truly understand and lead in innovation. Intel introduced the Intel Atom processor Z2420 (code-named Lexington) at CES early this month. Today Acer is the first to introduce a product based on this new technology in this region," said Alan Chiang, general manager of Acer Computer in Thailand.

It is unknown whether Acer plans to make a similar phone available in other parts of the world. The unsubsidized price of around $333 seems to be rather competitive even in better developed countries, but 4GB of storage does not seem to be enough.